Top Management Colleges in Chennai: NIRF Ranking 2021

Q: Which is the top Management college in Chennai as per NIRF 2021?

IIT Madras is the highest-ranked Chennai entry at rank 13.

Q: How many ranked colleges are shown for Chennai?

4 colleges from Chennai appear in this NIRF 2021 list.

NIRF 2021 · City ranking

4 Chennai institutions appear in the NIRF 2021 Management list, with national ranks, scores and cities. Use the list to explore college profiles and compare options.

IIT Madras leads the Chennai entries in 2021 at national rank 13 with a score of 64.32.

Chennai colleges featured across NIRF Management editions

These institutions appeared in the available Chennai lists from 2016 to 2021. Ownership uses our current classification; each entry shows its latest listed year and national rank.

Top Government Management colleges in Chennai

Indian Institute of Technology Madras 2021 · National rank 13 · Listed this year
Anna University 2021 · National rank 57 · Listed this year

Top Private Management colleges in Chennai

Great Lakes Institute of Management 2021 · National rank 24 · Listed this year
Loyola Institute of Business Administration 2021 · National rank 65 · Listed this year
SRM Institute of Science and Technology 2019 · National rank 73 · Historical entry

This page covers published NIRF entries, not every good institution in Chennai offering programmes in this category. An institution's absence does not mean it is a poor choice. Ranks are national Management ranks, not positions within Chennai.

Chennai Management ranking history

Explore Chennai institutions in the published NIRF Management lists by year. Every rank below is a national category rank, not a position within Chennai. A lower rank number is better.

Comparisons use the preceding available Management edition and the state and city recorded in each year's list. Newly listed means absent from the previous Chennai list, not necessarily a first NIRF appearance. Absence does not establish why an institution is missing, and movement alone does not explain changes in quality.

Highlights and changes in 2021

4 Chennai institutions appear in the 2021 published Management list. Indian Institute of Technology Madras is the highest-ranked Chennai entry at national rank 13 with a score of 64.32.

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Major changes from 2020 to 2021

Anna University recorded the largest rise, moving from national rank 59 to 57, an improvement of 2 places. Loyola Institute of Business Administration recorded the largest fall, moving from national rank 50 to 65. The table shows up to three biggest rises and three biggest falls. Equal movements are ordered by current rank.

2021 rank	Institution	2020 rank	Change
57	Anna University	59	↑ 2 places
13	Indian Institute of Technology Madras	14	↑ 1 place
65	Loyola Institute of Business Administration	50	↓ 15 places
24	Great Lakes Institute of Management	23	↓ 1 place

Changes to the published list — 0 newly listed and 0 no longer listed

No newly listed Chennai institutions in this comparison.

Every Chennai entry in the earlier list remains present.

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Chennai NIRF Management rankings 2020

4 Chennai institutions appear in the 2020 published Management list. Indian Institute of Technology Madras is the highest-ranked Chennai entry at national rank 14 with a score of 61.77.

2020 rank	Institution	2019 rank	Score
14	Indian Institute of Technology Madras	15	61.77
23	Great Lakes Institute of Management	18	55.80
50	Loyola Institute of Business Administration	36	46.51
59	Anna University	43	44.81

Major changes from 2019 to 2020

Indian Institute of Technology Madras recorded the largest rise, moving from national rank 15 to 14, an improvement of 1 place. Anna University recorded the largest fall, moving from national rank 43 to 59. The table shows up to three biggest rises and three biggest falls. Equal movements are ordered by current rank.

2020 rank	Institution	2019 rank	Change
14	Indian Institute of Technology Madras	15	↑ 1 place
59	Anna University	43	↓ 16 places
50	Loyola Institute of Business Administration	36	↓ 14 places
23	Great Lakes Institute of Management	18	↓ 5 places

Changes to the published list — 0 newly listed and 1 no longer listed

No newly listed Chennai institutions in this comparison.

2019 rank	Institution	Status
73	SRM Institute of Science and Technology	Not present in 2020

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Chennai NIRF Management rankings 2019

5 Chennai institutions appear in the 2019 published Management list. Indian Institute of Technology Madras is the highest-ranked Chennai entry at national rank 15 with a score of 58.40.

2019 rank	Institution	2018 rank	Score
15	Indian Institute of Technology Madras	—	58.40
18	Great Lakes Institute of Management	16	55.09
36	Loyola Institute of Business Administration	32	48.26
43	Anna University	28	45.75
73	SRM Institute of Science and Technology	—	40.05

Major changes from 2018 to 2019

Anna University recorded the largest fall, moving from national rank 28 to 43. The table shows up to three biggest rises and three biggest falls. Equal movements are ordered by current rank.

2019 rank	Institution	2018 rank	Change
43	Anna University	28	↓ 15 places
36	Loyola Institute of Business Administration	32	↓ 4 places
18	Great Lakes Institute of Management	16	↓ 2 places

Changes to the published list — 2 newly listed and 0 no longer listed

2019 rank	Institution	Score	Status
15	Indian Institute of Technology Madras	58.40	Newly present
73	SRM Institute of Science and Technology	40.05	Newly present

Every Chennai entry in the earlier list remains present.

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Chennai NIRF Management rankings 2018

3 Chennai institutions appear in the 2018 published Management list. Great Lakes Institute of Management is the highest-ranked Chennai entry at national rank 16 with a score of 55.25.

2018 rank	Institution	2017 rank	Score
16	Great Lakes Institute of Management	—	55.25
28	Anna University	23	50.28
32	Loyola Institute of Business Administration	—	47.47

Major changes from 2017 to 2018

Anna University recorded the largest fall, moving from national rank 23 to 28. The table shows up to three biggest rises and three biggest falls. Equal movements are ordered by current rank.

2018 rank	Institution	2017 rank	Change
28	Anna University	23	↓ 5 places

Changes to the published list — 2 newly listed and 0 no longer listed

2018 rank	Institution	Score	Status
16	Great Lakes Institute of Management	55.25	Newly present
32	Loyola Institute of Business Administration	47.47	Newly present

Every Chennai entry in the earlier list remains present.

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Chennai NIRF Management rankings 2017

1 Chennai institution appear in the 2017 published Management list. Anna University is the highest-ranked Chennai entry at national rank 23 with a score of 49.81.

2017 rank	Institution	2016 rank	Score
23	Anna University	—	49.81

Major changes from 2016 to 2017

No rank movements were found among institutions present in both Chennai lists.

No comparable rank movements in this edition.

Changes to the published list — 1 newly listed and 0 no longer listed

2017 rank	Institution	Score	Status
23	Anna University	49.81	Newly present

Every Chennai entry in the earlier list remains present.

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Chennai NIRF Management rankings 2016

0 Chennai institutions appear in the 2016 published Management list.

No Chennai institutions appear in this edition's published list.

This is the earliest available Management edition; an earlier-year comparison is unavailable.

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13 IIT Madras Chennai, Tamil Nadu Govt 64.32 1

NIRF Rank Trend (Management)

Lower rank is better.

Highlights

Improved by 2 places from #15 in 2019 to #13 in 2021.

Consistently ranked among India's top management institutions.

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24 Great Lakes Institute of Management Chennai Chennai, Tamil Nadu Private 56.75 1

NIRF Rank Trend (Management)

Lower rank is better.

Highlights

Moved down 8 places from #16 in 2018 to #24 in 2021.

Consistently ranked among India's top management institutions.

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57 Anna University Chennai, Tamil Nadu Govt 46.62 2

NIRF Rank Trend (Management)

Lower rank is better.

Highlights

Moved down 34 places from #23 in 2017 to #57 in 2021.

Consistently ranked among India's top management institutions.

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65 Loyola Institute of Business Administration Chennai, Tamil Nadu Private 44.74 15

NIRF Rank Trend (Management)

Lower rank is better.

Highlights

Moved down 33 places from #32 in 2018 to #65 in 2021.

Consistently ranked among India's top management institutions.

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Data source: NIRF, Ministry of Education, Government of India. This page filters the official 2021 ranking by published city and state.

Chennai ranking questions

Which is the top Management college in Chennai as per NIRF 2021?

IIT Madras leads the city list at rank #13.

How many ranked colleges are shown for Chennai?

4 colleges from Chennai appear in the official 2021 list.

Can I compare these colleges?

Yes. Open any expanded row and use the comparison action to review ranks, scores and historical performance.

How is the city filter created?

The page uses the city published for each institution in the selected NIRF ranking edition.